Explain why cutting a bar magnet in half does not isolate a single magnetic pole

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Fields and their consequences · Fields and their consequences

Problem

Explain why cutting a bar magnet in half does not isolate a single magnetic pole, whereas cutting a charged metal rod in half can leave each segment with net charge of only one sign.

Related theory

Conservation of Charge
Electric Charge
Magnetic Fields
Magnetic field and dipoles
Bar magnet and magnetic field lines
Magnetism and Matter

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